When you know better....

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

You do better.

I've always loved that quote and I really needed it today.Ya know sometimes
weight loss can really make you feel like you are on a roller coaster. There are good and bad moments. Ups and downs. Today was a little challenging. I was really busy all day lots of unexpected things kept poping up that demanded my attention. I'm be honest I am a perfectionist and a control freak so the thought of things not going unplanned can really rattle me leaving me riddled with anxiety.

The day started out well I got up had my workout and ate breakfast. An unexpected event lead to me rushing out of the house without lunch and snacks. All day I was running around and then I had class. I skipped lunch and my snacks because I was busy and to be honest I never got hungry. Then I came home and had dinner. I was having dinner with the family, my mom made fried chicken so I made myself a huge salad and sprinkled a few cut up pieces of one of the breast. It was good but now I'm worried. Not so much about the calories because I allow myself 1400-1500 calories a day and I had not had anything to eat since breakfast. I'm more worried about the fact that I skipped meals today and that's put me at risk of binging tonight.

I need to calm down in relax. I can definitely handle this, just need to have a plan. What's my plan tonight? My plan is to most importantly stop the binge from happening. In my arsenal I have tons of fruit and vegetables on hand ready for consumption if I should get the urge to mindlessly nibble. I have water. I have plenty of distractions on hand crocheting, netflix, sparkpeople. Oh no I will not be defeated. I'm prepared and I will not give up with out a fight.

Lesson of the Day: Like a boy scout always be prepare. Anticipate problems and try to think five steps a head. Normally I prepare my meals as I go. I'm a student and I work from home so I have a lot of free time most of the time but I think it will be a good idea from this point on to prepare meals in advance. It's important to set myself up for success and not let lack of preparation sabotage my efforts to get healthy.

I'm off to cruz the message boards perhaps responding to messages will be enogh to occupy my idle hands.

Live Strong,
Izzy

Simply the Best

Monday, November 09, 2009

You ever have one of those days where you feel like you are bubbling over with joy and happiness? I think today is one of those days. I found myself walking around singing the theme song from the biggest loser all day, just absolutely giddy.

I don't want to get too comfortable though last weeks lost is just that, last weeks lost and today marks the beginning of a new week. I read that fitness when it's a lifestyle is constantly evolving, so it's my objective to take my health and fitness to another level every week. I'm not talking about huge monumental changes but small tweaks to my daily or weekly habits that over time create a lifestyle for me that is abundant in health. What's the next level for me? Well I'm trying to find new ways to challenge myself. I realized that I get bored easily especially if I don't feel challenged and I need new things to keep me excited and focused on my goal.

I mentioned yesterday that I was having trouble with tracking my food and nutrition, this has always been a challenge for me and so I figured this would really require some effort on my part. I set a goal to track my fitness and nutrition everyday this week but what's a goal without a reward? I made a deal with myself if I track my food and exercise everyday this week I get to buy myself the new issue of Instyle magazine, I love Instyle magazine and since it's only for a week I need a small reward. I track my food/exercise for today and I'm already noticing some things about my nutrition and fitness I want to work on but I'm trying to pace myself so that I don't get overwhelmed.

Of course when you set goal you face opposition I kept telling myself " I don't have time for this." I had to remind myself that I am worth 15 mins if that to record my food journal which will help me successfully lose weight. For so long I used not having enough time to to prepare healthy meals, exercise, pamper myself, work on hobbies or dreams. What I realized is that I actually have plenty of time, I have plenty of time that I have that is not being used to serve me or my purpose, it's not that I didn't have time it's that I didn't feel I was worth the time. Everything was more important me, but I'm slowly but surely learning that if I don't care for myself I can't care for others and I can't be my best if I don't feel my best. With that in mind I absolutely have to get my workouts in, I absolutely have to prepare healthy meals, I absolutely have to spend time journaling and tracking my food and exercise because I deserve the best and this is what's best for me.

Be Blessed,
Izzy

Member Comments About This Blog Post:

CHRISSIMMONS2 11/10/2009 8:16AM

Great post! Keep up the hard work, and the great mentality! I've had a bad habit in the past of telling myself there isn't enough time. The truth is, there is ALWAYS enough time to take care of yourself! Looking forward to the biggest loser tonight, especially now that the wretched Tracy is gone! Good luck!

Chris

LOOSEINGIT 11/9/2009 10:18PM

No one is more important than ourselfs..I think this is just a way of life for most of us..we tend to take care of everyone else and leave ourself with the leftovers..
You are soo right, we have to take care of ourself's before we can take care of others

Happy Journey

Week 1 Reflections

Sunday, November 08, 2009

I lost 4 POUNDS this week!!!

It may not seem like a lot but to me it is absolutely fabulous! I have been steadily gaining for weeks and to see the scale actually reflect a lost is enough to make me down right giddy!

I spent time this week really focusing on cleaning my mental house, working on the beliefs I hold about myself, my weight, and weight loss. I have yo-yo'ed for years, I have lost the same 30-40 pounds over and over again for years but never made it to my ultimate goal weight. I know for fact the reason why despite losing the weight I could not maintain it or reach my goal weight is because of the mindset I had. After I committed to living a healthier lifestyle I knew that I had to make changing my belief system my number one priority. It's incredibly simple but it took me YEARS to figure that out. It hasn't been easy changing all those long held beliefs I had about myself, my body, and weight loss, I spent the last month actually working through a lot of issues I think held me back for a long time. It was hard but definitely worth it because a month later I love myself more, I care about myself more, and I accept that I deserve happiness and all the good and beautiful things in life more than ever. I believe this is the one thing that has been missing all the other times. It's my plan to keep on loving and pampering myself right on to my goal weight.

Looking back at the past week I see some things that I did well and I would like to continue to do and there are a few things that I would like to improve upon. I did a good job at maintaining my level of motivation. I was consistently upbeat and positive throughout the week even when dealing with wicked food cravings. I stuck to my meal and fitness plan for the most part which is wonderful and the times that I did not and had little slips I did not let it derail me. I would like to work on tracking my food and exercise better here on sparkpeople. I'll admit I am terrible at keeping food journals. I do know however that keeping a food and fitness log is one trait shared by those that successfully achieve and maintain their weight loss and fitness goals and so I am going to make it my goal to track my food and exercise. I also need to drink more water. I am conscious of the fact I am not drinking enough water and so I am going to look into some ways to make it easier. Overall I am proud of myself and I'm looking forward to the great things to come.

I read that keeping a blog helps people to be more successful at accomplish their goals and so I want to make it a part of my plan to update this blog at least twice a week. I love to write so that shouldn't be a problem. Well I am off to the message boards.

Xoxo

Izzy